By Roy Choi |
Apple and Harley-Davidson has agreed to terms to allow Apple to use the term “Lightning” as it pertains to “games and playthings” within Europe. The Trade Marks and Design Office of the European Union (TMDO) shows trademark number 003469541 has partially been transfer to Apple…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple recently settled a trademark dispute with Proview in China, which was trying to prevent the Cupertino-based company from selling any device under the “iPad” moniker. Now, the company is facing a similar situation in Mexico where a judge has ruled that Apple is infringing…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple will meet with the Swiss Federal Railway to discuss the railway’s accusations that Apple stole the design of its trademarked clock for the iOS 6 clock app on the iPad. The Swiss Federal Railway doesn’t seem too ticked off (pun intended) at Apple’s use,…
By Todd Haselton |
The clock app on the iPad is pretty nice looking, but now it’s pretty apparent that Apple didn’t spend its own time designing it and, rather, may have stolen the design. According to the Swiss Federal Railway service, better known as the Schweizerische Bunesbahnen (SBB),…
By Ron Duwell |
Supreme Victory! Fighting game fans have long cried for a third Killer Instinct game, and a month after an ex-Rare developer derided Microsoft for never having any interest in the franchise, the ball seems to have gotten rolling for the long overdue return of this…
By Eric Frederiksen |
Everything is going to be okay. It might not seem like it at first, but everything will be okay. The U.S.Patent and Trademark office filed a Notice of Abandonment yesterday to Sony Computer Entertainment America advising them of the trademark for The Last Guardian‘s return…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft has long referred to its tile-heavy user interface in Windows 8 and Windows Phone as the “Metro UI.” That’s all about to change, however, because the company is reportedly in a trademark dispute with the Germany-based firm Metro AG. According to The Verge, which…
By Killian Bell |
The Associated Press reports that Apple and Proview Technology have finally reached a $60 million deal to settle a lengthy legal battle concerning the rights to the “iPad” trademark in China. Proview was reportedly looking for a larger sum to help settle its $400 million debt,…
By Todd Haselton |
A Canadian court has granted Research In Motion the right to use the “BBM” name. The company came under fire from another firm named Bureau of Broadcast Management Canada (BBM Canada), which argued that it owned the trademark. Clearly, most people know BBM as RIM’s…
By Sean P. Aune |
A California judge has dismissed Proview’s lawsuit against Apple that claimed the iPad make had defrauded the company to obtain the trademark. In February, bankrupt Chinese electronics manufacturer Proview filed suit against Apple for billions of dollars in damages over supposed deception the company had…
By Killian Bell |
Barnes & Noble stepped foot into the tablet ring earlier this year with its 7-inch Nook tablet that sells for just $199. Just two months later, it could be gearing up to take on the iPod with the Nook Audio OE250. Now, I should just…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple and Proview have been battling back and forth in the United States and in China over the “iPad” trademark. Now, Apple has accused the Chinese firm of “misleading Chinese courts and customers” when it comes to the fight over the iPad name. According to…
By Todd Haselton |
Proview, the firm best (or perhaps only) known for trying to ban the iPad in China, has extended its fight to the new iPad. According to ChinaDaily, the Chinese LCD manufacturer is now trying to ban imports of Apple’s brand new iPad. “We are fully…
By Todd Haselton |
Proview, the Chinese firm that sued Apple in numerous Chinese cities over the use of the iPad trademark, has now taken the fight to U.S. shores. The company recently trademark infringement suit against Apple in a California court last week, Reuters said Friday. At least one…
By Todd Haselton |
Proview, the Chinese firm that has sued Apple and has accused it of trademark infringement over the “iPad” name, is reportedly ready for settlement discussions with Apple, AFP reported Tuesday. Proview originally accused Apple of illegally using the iPad trademark, but Apple has argued that it…
By Emily Price |
Could Amazon be spinning off its Kindle Fire products into an entirely new business? Recent trademark filings seems to indicate that Amazon will be spinning off the Kindle Fire and Amazon Silk browser into a new company called Seesaw LLC. Five trademark requests have been…
By Killian Bell |
Apple’s application to trademark the term ‘multi-touch’ has been denied by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The company applied for the trademark way back on January 9, 2007 — the day the first iPhone was…
By Sean P. Aune |
While not exactly a surprise, Apple has applied for a trademark for the iCloud name, but it also allowed us to get a look at what one presumes will be the icon on iOS devices. According to Patently Apple, the company filed for the iCloud…
By Sean P. Aune |
It would seem that HP is working on something called the “Touchpad”, but what is it, and will we be seeing it soon? We all know that HP is working on multiple devices based off of Palm’s webOS, and we even thought we got a…
